The architecture is a practical purpose, and most buildings were constructed for housing activity or sheltering object. That is why we begin by considering the function, space and internal environment. In general, we see the outside of a building first and it is very easy to just look at this problem and limit its appreciation [...]

Form follow function, that’s which must be always remembered when we will designing a house. The holiday home or summer-house by definition, is a building constructed with a strictly defined personality. For the temporary inhabitant, it is to provide a sense of escape without abandonment, and leisure without effort. It’s very existence is to promote [...]

A superb visual reference to the principles of architecture
Now including interactive CD-ROM!
For more than thirty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space, and Order has been the classic introduction to the basic vocabularyof architectural design. The updated Third Edition features expanded sections on circulation, light, views, and site context, along with new considerations of environmental [...]